Admirals Tonight

SEASON: Norfolk is 22-16-9-3 and second in the South Division with 56 points. Philadelphia is 24-12-12-4 and first in the South with 64 points..

NEXT GAMES: The Admirals are home Friday and Saturday nights against Syracuse and play Sunday at Wilkes- Barre/Scranton.

ABOUT THE PHANTOMS: Philadelphia is unbeaten in its past seven games and has opened an eight-point lead over the Admirals. The Phantoms' strengths are goaltenders Neil Little and Maxime Ouellet, defenseman John Slaney, and depth on the wings, where six players have scored at least 10 goals. Little leads the AHL with a 1.83 goals-against average.

ABOUT THE ADMIRALS: The Admirals are 3-3-6 in their past 12 in their own arena, and they are 11-7-7 there for the season. Norfolk's once-potent power play has cooled off. It ranks fourth best in the league but has scored on just three of its past 27 man-advantage situations. The Admirals have just 16 goals in their past nine games. Rookie center Tyler Arnason leads all AHL rookies in goals (22), assists (28), points (50) and power play goals (10).